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Scientific Name | Indigofera melanadenia Benth. ex Harv. |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | FABACEAE |
Synonyms | Indigofera malacostachys Benth. ex Harv., Indigofera malacostachys Benth. ex Harv. var. macrura Conrath ex Baker f. |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Least Concern |
Assessment Date | 2020/09/15 |
Assessor(s) | H. Mtshali |
Justification | This species has a wide distribution and currently not in danger of extinction. It is therefore listed as Least Concern. |
Distribution |
Endemism | Not endemic to South Africa |
Provincial distribution | Free State, Gauteng, Limpopo, Mpumalanga, Northern Cape, North West |
Range | This species is widespread in the northern provinces of South Africa, extending to south central tropical and subtropical Zambezian centre to the Central Bushveld and Mesic Highveld Grassland Bioregions of southern Africa. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Grassland, Savanna |
Description | It grows on rocky outcrops in grassland and open woodland savanna. |
Threats |
| There are no severe significant threats to this species, however habitat has been lost in the past to infrastructure development. |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Indigofera melanadenia Benth. ex Harv. | Least Concern | Raimondo et al. (2009) | |
Bibliography |
Harvey, W.H. 1861. Leguminosae. In: W.H. Harvey and O.W. Sonder (eds). Flora Capensis II (Leguminosae to Loranthaceae):1-285. Hodges, Smith and Co., Dublin.
Raimondo, D., von Staden, L., Foden, W., Victor, J.E., Helme, N.A., Turner, R.C., Kamundi, D.A. and Manyama, P.A. 2009. Red List of South African Plants. Strelitzia 25. South African National Biodiversity Institute, Pretoria.
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Citation |
| Mtshali, H. 2020. Indigofera melanadenia Benth. ex Harv. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/14 |
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